See it: Giants’ Will Hernandez works out in ‘Danny Dimes’ shirt

Watch New York Giants OL Will Hernandez knock out an impressive workout while repping his quarterback, Daniel Jones.

While the world is on pause and players continue to wait to find out when they will be returning to team facilities, New York Giants offensive lineman Will Hernandez took to Instagram to show he’s been keeping in shape.

In doing so, Hernandez also showed support for his quarterback, Daniel Jones, as he wore a “Danny Dimes” shirt from Barstool Sports.

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THAT’S MY QB!!!! BIG BLUE RISE UP!! 🟦🟥🟦🟥🟦🟥 👊🏽👊🏽😈 @danieljones3 @barstoolsports. #MijoThings

A post shared by Will Hernandez (@willhernandez71) on May 7, 2020 at 4:03pm PDT

You can also find quarterback Daniel Jones in the comment section of the post saying “That’s my guy!!! Lightweight!!!”

B.J. Hill also joined in on the comment section calling the 6-foot-2, 327 pounder a “Little Man.”

With Hernandez going into his third year and the Giants going offensive line-heavy in the draft with three additions, the OL will continue to build and hopefully become a strength.

It will be a big year for Daniel Jones as he tries to improve from his rookie season, which means that it will be a big year for the offensive line as they try to improve. The left side could feature the youthful duo of Hernandez and Giants’ top draft pick, Andrew Thomas.

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See it: Giants’ Will Hernandez breaks down how he spent his first million

New York Giants offensive lineman Will Hernandez breaks down how he spent his first million dollars.

Shortly after being drafted in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the New York Giants, offensive lineman Will Hernandez was signed to a four-year, $7.45 million contract that included a $3.5 million signing bonus.

That signing bonus came in the form of a direct deposit, and it made Hernandez wealthy over night.

“I woke up, checked my account and boom,” Hernandez said. “I seen maybe one comma throughout my whole college career and I wake up and have two in there. I jumped out of bed. I was excited.”

So, how did Hernandez spend his first million? He recently broke that down for GQ Sports.

A new house for his parents, a new truck for his father, a high-end sports car for himself and a bidet… Pretty standard things for athletes to purchase with their first check, but then came the other things…

A life-sized Batman action figure, a Thanos gauntlet and one of the most expensive sushi dinner imaginable were the frivolous spends for Hernandez, which is actually no bad comparatively.

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Giants Wire Year-End Awards: Who were Big Blue’s best in 2019?

On the final day of 2019, we look back at the season that was and hand out awards to the New York Giants.

When the clock hit zero on Sunday, it was a wrap for the New York Giants as far as the 2019 season goes.

After a successful summer and preseason, the Giants ended up finishing 4-12 and with the fourth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

There was a lot of losing, especially during a nine-game streak of futility that lasted over two months. But the Giants, who were viewed as a young rebuilding team, were able to let a lot of their young players grow and develop on the field.

Rebuilding teams go through a lot of difficult times, just like the Giants did when they had a rookie quarterback in Eli Manning in 2004, but hopefully for the team’s sake, it will lead to better times with Daniel Jones now under center.

So who are the end of the year award winners for the Giants in the 2019 season?

Most Valuable Player: Daniel Jones

For someone who was handed the entire offense of the Giants in Week 3, Daniel Jones had a heck of a season.

Jones finished the season playing in 12 games, starting 11 of them. He threw for 3,027 yards with 24 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

Jones missed two games during the end of the season due to an ankle sprain, in which, Eli Manning got to end his tenure with the Giants and say goodbye to the fans he played in front of for 16 years.

But for a rookie to step in and play for a rebuilding team, Jones played exceptionally well. Even Manning’s rookie season was not as good as Jones’, no matter what the win-loss record said.

Despite the Giants going 4-12 and Jones going 3-9 as the starter, Jones has given the fan base every reason to believe that he can be the franchise quarterback of the future.

Jones was definitely the Giants team MVP in 2019, which is a great building block for his future, along with the Giants as well, who invested a lot in him.

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Stock up, down after Giants’ 36-20 victory over Dolphins

Whose stock is up and whose is down following the New York Giants’ victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 15?

On Sunday, the New York Giants didn’t leave MetLife Stadium with a loss. Instead, they left with a victory. The losing streak ended at nine, as the Giants won 36-20 against the Miami Dolphins.

For the first time since Week 4 against the Washington Redskins, the Giants got a victory. Since late September, the Giants were in the midst of some awful football and a lot of losing.

But for at least one Sunday, there was no talk of a losing streak, no talk of coaches and a general manager getting fired. Instead, it was all about a victory. A much-needed victory — one that many will remember for a long time because of everything that surrounded it.

Whose stock was up and down after the Giants victory on Sunday against the Dolphins?

Stock up: Eli Manning

Nobody cares that Manning threw three picks in this game. Nobody.

What people will care about were the two touchdown passes, the victory and what came with about a minute to go when he left the game to one of the loudest ovations in MetLife Stadium history.

Then leaving the field as the triumphant hero and everyone chanting his name. Whether he plays again in the final two games remains to be seen.

Today, it was all about Eli Manning and how he left as the historic hero for the Giants who is all but Hall of Fame bound.

Stock down: Nate Solder

If it didn’t cost the Giants $13 million in a dead cap hit to release Solder, it would make so much sense to cut him.

Solder is still struggling and it shows. Maybe he needs to move to right tackle after the season, and who knows if he is even up for that move.

Granted, he’s dealing with so much off the field and as a human being, he’s tougher than anyone could ever imagine. But the struggles are still there, and Solder still needs to put forth a professional effort as the left tackle.

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Stock up, down after Giants’ 23-17 loss to Eagles

Whose stock is up and whose is down following the New York Giants’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 14?

The New York Giants almost had their first win in three months. Almost.

And then the Philadelphia Eagles scored 20 unanswered points and needed overtime to knock off the Giants, 23-17, to send them to their ninth straight defeat.

In the return for Eli Manning, the Giants were oh so close in this one. But in a season of mishap and the unfortunate, even the future Hall of Fame quarterback couldn’t help the Giants on Monday night, even when at times, Manning turned back the clock and looked like the guy we all saw win two Super Bowls.

Instead, the Giants reverted back to their losing ways in the second half and let the Eagles steal steal their sixth straight victory against them.

Whose stock is up and down for the Giants following the loss to the Eagles.

Stock up: Eli Manning

Manning has been on the bench since mid-September and had been carrying a headset on game days since Daniel Jones took over.

And yet, because of an ankle sprain, Manning was asked to go back into the lineup and try to give the Giants a winning effort. And that’s exactly what he did.

Manning threw for two touchdowns in the first half and breathed a lot of life into the Giants. He kept the mistakes down, the turnovers down, and looked like he had done this job since 2004.

If Jones can’t go next week, Manning proved that he still has something left in the tank and can start next week, and if needed, the rest of the season.

Stock down: Will Hernandez

Hernandez is considered one of the Giants’ best offensive lineman and should continue to get better, but he’s experienced a bit of a sophomore slump at times.

The second-year guard missed a few blocking assignments that lead to Saquon Barkley getting stopped for losses or no gain on Monday night — something that’s becoming a theme.

Hernandez is a better player than this and he should improve. With that said, it hasn’t been his best work on the field.

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Giants fall to Eagles: Winners, losers and those in between

The New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, and here’s a look at the winners, losers and those in between.

The New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles squared off in a Monday Night Football game that was very legitimately a sidebar to the return of veteran quarterback Eli Manning, who was replacing the injured Daniel Jones.

Manning’s performance will be picked apart from every angle in the coming day, so for now, we’ll stick to the basics and provide our usual hot takes.

Here’s a look at the winners and losers who contributed to Monday’s loss.

Winners

Markus Golden – From the jump, Golden was playing at a different level on Monday night. Maybe it was the bright lights of prime-time, but he was a ball of energy and simply dominated the Eagles offensive line early on, tallying four QB hurries and one sack over his first nine pass rushing attempts. He fell off a bit later on, but that really speaks more about his hot start.

Leonard Williams – After making waves earlier in the week by saying he wanted to be paid at a tier below Aaron Donald, Williams had his best game as a Giant and perhaps his best game of the season. He collapsed the pocket, rushed the passer, stopped the run and snuffed out screens (the only one) with remarkable precision. He did have one awful roughing the passer penalty, but we’ll forgive him this one time.

Darius Slayton – Entering Week 14, Slayton had never caught a pass from Eli Manning. Ha! The rookie dominated the first half, hauling in five receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns. However, Slayton faded completely in the second half (not entirely his fault).

Oshane Ximines – It was a big night for the rookie edge rusher, who came up with two sacks of Carson Wentz and added a quality stop in the second half for good measure. A game to build upon.

Others: Janoris Jenkins, DeAndre Baker, Dalvin Tomlinson

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Giants’ 2018 draft class has stumbled in Year 2

The New York Giants’ 2018 NFL Draft class looked like a home run last season, but they’ve collectively gone downhill in 2019.

Last season, the general consensus was that the New York Giants killed it at the table during the 2018 NFL Draft at Jerruh World in Arlington, Texas.

Running back Saquon Barkley had a record-setting rookie season, leading the league in total yards from scrimmage en route to the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award and a Pro Bowl invite.

This year, Barkley suffered a high ankle sprain in the Giants’ third game of the season, missed three games and hasn’t been nearly the same player he was in 2018.

Their two third-round selections — linebacker Lorenzo Carter and defensive lineman B.J. Hill — came into 2019 with high hopes of building on strong rookie seasons. It hasn’t happened. Carter has flat-lined and Hill has fallen into an abyss, recording no sacks, no QB hits and no tackles for a loss in the Giants’ first 12 games.

Their fourth-round pick, quarterback Kyle Lauletta, was released this summer at final cuts and is now on the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice squad. Defensive lineman R.J. McIntosh, the Giants’ last selection, is buried on the defensive line rotation and has yet to make an impact.

But the most disappointing pick from last year’s draft might be second round selection Will Hernandez, who had a very impressive rookie season but appears to be regressing this season.

From NJ.com:

The UTEP alum’s regression isn’t just dragging down the offensive line, but his poor play has impacted rookie quarterback Daniel Jones’ development.

The feeling of several scouts around the league is that Hernandez is frequently making the wrong reads based on the defensive fronts or flat out missing assignments. As a result of Hernandez’s inability to process what he’s seeing, Jones has seen an increased amount of interior pressure.

Hernandez has allowed 21 pressures, three sacks and has an overall Pro Football Focus grade of 59.3. The analytics outlet ranks Hernandez as 38th best offensive guard in the league.

Hernandez’ issues cold be chalked up to several things. He’s wedged between two faltering players in left tackle Nate Solder and center Jon Halapio. The Giants’ coaching staff is under fire for not developing players to the point where they can take the next step.

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